Congress

Poll Results Come As Congress Weighs Financing For U.S. Missile Defense Programs A lopsided 87 percent of the American public supports creation of the multi-layered U.S. ballistic missile defense shield […]

By Emelie Rutherford Despite the objection of Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), the Senate last Friday officially confirmed Air Force Gen. Norton Schwartz, outgoing head of U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), as […]

By Emelie Rutherford While the Navy’s new destroyer-building proposal to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) calls for building eight more DDG-51s starting in fiscal year 2010, service […]

NASA 50th Anniversary Celebration Not So Golden In Budget Terms; Glenn Urges Increasing NASA Budget At Least $3 Billion Annually The budget for NASA, as it moves into a new […]

Stephen Hawking: The Costs Of Space Exploration Are Steep, But They Are Well Worth It John Glenn, the first U.S. astronaut, questioned a major portion of President Bush’s vision for […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Navy’s new plan to stop buying DDG-1000 destroyers in favor of older DDG-51 combattants results partly from a threat assessment showing a need for combating foes who […]

By Emelie Rutherford The House Appropriations defense subcommittee’s fiscal year 2009 defense bill includes no money for buying a Navy DDG-1000 destroyer, yet its chairman expressed doubts yesterday about the […]

By Emelie Rutherford After raising concerns about the White House’s pick for two new Air Force leaders, a key lawmaker said he has received classified material he requested on the […]

By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] USS Freedom (LCS-1), the first of a new breed of multi-mission Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), began builders trials Monday, nearly two years since she […]

By Geoff Fein Sean Stackley was sworn in yesterday as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition ASN (RDA). Stackley, a retired Navy officer, has been Republican […]